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By Ace Anbender
 Despite not recording a sack, Brandon Graham had a monster game against WMU. The newsstand lives here.
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 Rich Rodriguez isn't concerned about playing all three quarterbacks to start the season. Football:
- QB rotations are a bad idea, but it’s right for Michigan at the moment — Detroit Free Press — Detroit sports radio mainstay Jamie Samuelsen is surprised to find that he isn’t against playing three quarterbacks to start the season for Michigan. I’m still a little wary, and would like to see Forcier and Robinson get a shot before resorting to Sheridan, but I’m going to trust the coaches on this one until I see it in action.
- OK, Michigan’s Sheridan-as-starter meme isn’t funny anymore — Dr. Saturday — The Doc points out just how historically awful Nick Sheridan was last season (81.09 quarterback efficiency in 2008; the next-worst in the Big 10 by a qualifying QB was 105.26 by … Steven Threet), and makes it clear that if Michigan is relying on Sheridan as anything but a worst-case backup plan, things won’t improve a whole lot from last season. If this wasn’t the internet, I’d have stamped his article with a giant “co-sign”.
- Weekly Recruiting Wrap — The Wolverine — Josh Helmholdt takes a look at each of Michigan’s 18 verbal commits for 2010 and lays out his expectations for their senior seasons in high school. Many of M’s commits have a lot to prove in their final season, and I’ll be keeping a close eye on them to see if fans’ consternation about the quality of the class is legit.
- U-M football officials pleased with suite commitments — Detroit News — There’s a ton of content out about the new suites after the athletic department took the media on a tour this week. Michigan has sold 70% of the suites with a year to spare before they open, which bodes very well for the AD. Those who were not on board with the renovations should really reconsider … the suites look great (can you really complain about the exterior brickwork?), and should bring in a lot of money for the school.
- Unverified Voracity Deletes Six Jokes — MGoBlog — Just click. You’ll thank me later … namely when Penn State comes to town in October. Like Brian, I will refrain from comment as long as anything I write on this site can later be attributed to my real name.
- Birk’s Eye View: Six position battles to watch as Michigan breaks football camp — AnnArbor.com — With all the focus on the quarterback, two battles to really look for are the kicker (obviously, as covered on this site before) and the running backs. Even with all the hype around Brandon Minor, he hasn’t been healthy all camp (or his entire career, really) and if Carlos Brown can stay healthy we could see a real battle for carries this fall.
- U-M OL Cory Zirbel can’t play, so he’ll coach — Detroit Free Press — I’ll make no further comment than what Zirbel himself said: “I’ve had people come up to me and say, ‘How can you be a part of that coaching staff?’ Those people aren’t true Michigan fans. … People don’t understand how I accept my role, but those people don’t know.
“It’s an honor. It’s Michigan, always going to be Michigan. Coach Rodriguez is a great guy, presented me an opportunity, and I took it.”
- Mesko Named Candidate for the Allstate AFCA Good Works Team — MGoBlue — Good Works Team now, Supreme Ruler of the Universe tomorrow.
Basketball:
- Beilein wants back at work after big season — Detroit Free Press — I can’t express how much I like Beilein as Michigan’s coach: he runs a clean program, directs teams that are fun to watch, and lives and breathes basketball. Also, a very interesting quote here: “I didn’t write it down,” [Beilein] said. “But coming back from the Alaska trip (two years ago) was an eye-opener for us. We lost to Boston College and Harvard back-to-back after that. If you would have told me you’ll be .500 and go to the NIT in the second year, I would have said, alright. I thought we had a long way to go but some pieces fell into place.” Yeah, no kidding.
- Position by Position: Zack Novak — UMHoops — Dylan begins his breakdown of Michigan’s basketball squad by looking at … Zack Novak, because he can play more than half the positions on the court. Dylan likes him at the power forward, but I’m hoping he’ll play more 2 and 3 this season if one of the freshman bigs can develop into a viable option in the post.
- The Eight Steps … Ben Cronin’s Journey Back — MGoBlue — Hey, a viable big (maybe)! Cronin has been through a lot before really having a chance to contribute at Michigan, thanks to a hip injury that forced the team to shut him down for his freshman season. Cronin seems to have a great attitude and a drive to compete, and if he could contribute as a rotation player this season it would be a huge boost for Michigan’s frontcourt depth.
Other Sports:
- Volleyball Stuns Huskers — MGoBlog — The Michigan volleyball team notched a historic victory yesterday as they defeated #3 Nebraska in Omaha three sets to none in the top regular season tournament in college volleyball, the Runza/AVCA Challenge. This is the type of victory a program can look back on as a turning point towards national prominence … Michigan may not be a title contender this season (according to formerlyanonymous, who I will defer to as the expert here, since I can’t say I follow volleyball much at all) but this victory is huge nonetheless.
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 The new renovations should make Michigan Stadium louder than ever (photo by Matt Pargoff) Football:
- Now hear this: A built-up Michigan Stadium should keep sound from fans and speakers inside — AnnArbor.com — AnnArbor.com continues to top themselves when it comes to long, awkward headlines. According to associate athletic director Michael Stevenson, there will be no “dead zones” in the stadium when the new speaker system is installed for 2010. Hooray for noise.
- Henderson selects his five official visits — ESPN.com — Ohio State, Oklahoma, Florida, USC, and Notre Dame, according to Seantrel Henderson’s father, Sean. The article states that he is still considering several other schools, including Michigan and his hometown Minnesota squad, but this still isn’t the best of signs for the Wolverines.
- Clements lays out official visit picture — TheWolverine.com — Four-star tailback Eduardo Clements will make it up to Ann Arbor for the Sept. 12 game against Notre Dame. Michigan is in a group of three with Georgia and Miami at the top of Clements’ list, although Michigan is the only team out of those three to have an official visit set so far (Tennessee is the only other team to get one so far).
- Five-star Floyd changes things — Rivals.com — Michigan is still in the hunt for an official visit from Sharrif Floyd, a five-star DT. He is only sure of two visits, and U-M is among a pack of squads battling it out for the final three.
- Virginia LB pencils Michigan in for a visit — TheWolverine.com — Aramide Olaniyan, a four-star LB, will take a visit to Ann Arbor, although he hasn’t set a date yet. Olaniyan is currently a Duke commit, but will still take all five of his official visits.
- DB Christian has one official set — TheWolverine.com — Cullen Christian has an official set for UCLA, and has stated he wants to take one to Michigan as well. The four-star corner is down to five schools on his list, and Michigan is still in very good standing for a commit.
- AMP: QB Jones talks Michigan — Rivals.com — QB/ATH commit Cornelius Jones is the subject of Rivals.com’s AMP feature, and says he is “100%” committed to Michigan, and that he plans on coming in as a quarterback. However, he is open to playing whatever position helps the team. Gotta like a kid who is willing to put aside his personal interests for a team he isn’t even on yet.
- Michigan expecting good things out of wide receiver Junior Hemingway — AnnArbor.com — Hemingway, coming off a season lost to mono and injuries, has impressed both teammates and coaches in fall camp. Somebody needs to step up and grab a starting spot at outside receiver, and it looks like Hemingway is doing just that, although Rich Rodriguez made it clear that he still has a ways to go to get back into shape.
- Jason Forcier won’t play for Michigan; Tate Forcier, Denard Robinson making strides — AnnArbor.com — It’s getting really hard to write these summaries when AnnArbor.com puts the entire content of the article in the headline. It’s a little disappointing that Jason won’t be on the team this year, but I don’t think anybody really expected him to contribute in any fashion beyond a leadership role.
- Michigan football team deals with minor injuries; Fitzgerald Toussaint has fractured shoulder — AnnArbor.com — Call me crazy, but a fractured shoulder doesn’t sound minor to me. Toussaint may miss the rest of fall camp, and looks headed for a redshirt in a crowded backfield. Donovan Warren is day-to-day with a knee sprain, and several other players are out with minor injuries.
- Defending the Run vs Defending the Pass — Maize n Brew — SCM takes a look at the top defenses against the run and the pass in 2008, and notes that the teams who stopped the run had a markedly better record than teams that stopped the pass. Obviously, you want to stop both, but this could be a very comforting stat to people concerned about the Michigan secondary.
- U-M junior Troy Woolfolk likes his move to safety — Detroit News — It turns out Woolfolk played some safety in high school, and says the position feels “more natural” for him, although he still needs to learn technique. Also, some funny stuff about Denard Robinson’s speed, courtesy of Brandon Graham: “Denard’s pretty fast,” Graham said, giggling, “but he’s got to stay in between the white lines, and I feel like I’m going to go sideline to sideline, so he’s got to outrun me.” Cower in fear, Big Ten QBs, cower in fear.
Basketball:
- The ethical divide: Michigan basketball coach John Beilein is trying to help clean up college basketball — AnnArbor.com — Good luck with that, although if anybody is the man for the job, it’s Beilein, who was named the chair of the new NCAA Ethics Committee. We all know he runs a squeaky-clean program, which cannot be said about many elite teams in the county. Go get ‘em, Coach.
- Michigan guard Laval Lucas-Perry is learning at The Point — AnnArbor.com — “If I’m going to be out there playing significant minutes, I have to be another John Beilein on the floor,” Lucas-Perry said. “I have to help my players and have to know what coach Beilein is thinking and letting everyone know the defense we’re in and tell them reminders of what the offense is playing or if they don’t know the time or something.”
- Tim Hardaway bonds with son on, off the court — Miami Herald — Class of 2010 commit Tim Hardaway, Jr., has had a rocky relationship with his father, Tim Hardaway (of NBA fame), but they have grown closer in recent months. Definitely worth a read.
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 Freshman Denard Robinson shows off Michigan's new practice jerseys while battling for the quarterback job. Football:
- U-M opens practice with new look — Detroit News — Michigan’s practice jerseys have been adidas-ized, which three stripes running down the side of both the white jerseys (blue stripes) and blue jerseys (maize stripes). They’re practice jerseys: as long as ads don’t show up on these, I really don’t care.
- Inside Al Glick Field House ($) — The Wolverine — Matt Pargoff with a photo spread of the new practice facility, which looks awesome. Facilities like this will help Michigan stay a major power for years to come, as I’m sure recruits will be blown away by how nice the new practice facility and locker rooms are.
- U-M unveils its own ‘Taj Mahal’ — Detroit Free Press — Like I said, the practice facility: nice.
- Justin Turner, Adrian Witty aren’t with team as University of Michigan opens practice — AnnArbor.com — They still have lockers, which means the team is still optimistic that both will qualify. Let’s hope this doesn’t drag out for too long, especially in the case of Turner, who has a chance to make a big impact in the secondary this season.
- Quick notes from Wolverines first football practice — The Diag — Ryan Kartje posts some quick observations from practice, including the fact that Jason Forcier has his own locker as well. Also, Denard Robinson is very, very fast, but still needs work at QB.
- Can Tennessee, Eric Berry Finally Give Stiff Arm to Ghost of Charles Woodson — The Fanhouse — Get over it, guys. At least our coach didn’t screw your team out of a consensus national title. Plus, Woodson was the best player in the country that year. They counted the votes and everything.
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Hockey:
- CCHA rejects Alabama-Huntsville’s bid — MiCHO — With the departure of Nebraska-Omaha from the CCHA, many — myself included — thought Huntsville was a lock to join the conference. Instead, it looks like the CCHA will be an 11-team conference for the foreseeable future.
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By Ace Anbender
 No, not that we're making a good bowl yet. Big Ten Media Day is on in full force, and Ruth Lincoln over at the Michigan Daily is reporting some good news. Rich Rodriguez stated in his press conference that Michigan will open the 2010 season against a BCS team, the first of a home-and-home series:
The 2010 home opener will be a “BCS home and home” Michigan coach Rich Rodriguez confirmed today at Big Ten Football Media Day. Rodriguez said contracts are still in the works, but there should be an announcement in the coming weeks.
The game will be a bold move by an Athletic Department which has received significant criticism in recent years for padding nonconference schedules with non-BCS opponents.
The Detroit News reported in April that Massachusetts (a Division-1AA school) was an option for the 2010 home opener. Massachusetts was later announced as a 2010 opponent, but not the opener.
As a fan and student who has complained about paying for matchups against Delaware State, Eastern Michigan, and the like, this is tremendous news. Bill Martin sacrificed some cash (in all likelihood locking Michigan into seven home games for both 2010 and 2011) to ensure that Michigan would open up the renovated Michigan Stadium with a good game. My early guess for the opponent is Virginia (with Pitt, Duke, and Oregon State all possibilities, as Adam Rittenberg’s article suggests).
In other media day news, Ohio State was picked by the media to finish first in the conference, followed by Penn State and Michigan State. Terrelle Pryor is your preseason offensive player of the year, with MSU linebacker Greg Jones tabbed on the defensive side of the ball. Personally, I would have gone with Penn State’s Darryl Clark and our own Brandon Graham, but my Michigan bias and Ohio State hatred really are hard to stifle.
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 The Michigan Daily thinks Zack Novak is flying under the radar heading into 2009-2010. Football:
- Sources: Wermer [sic] was already out at UM — ESPN.com — According to Adam Rittenberg over at ESPN.com, Kurt Wermers was already academically ineligible before he transferred from Michigan and badmouthed the program on the way out. I laughed when I saw this. You stay classy, Kurt. That is, if you can spell classy.
- History Suggests More Will Leave — When Carcajous Attack! — A very in-depth look at player attrition under Rich Rodriguez during his time at West Virginia. This is a purely numbers overview, and doesn’t delve into the reasons behind players leaving, but from the looks of it we can always expect to lose players each offseason before their eligibility expires.
- New Football Practice Facility Named Al Glick Field House — MGoBlue — As a general rule, large buildings get named after you when your family donates $8.7 million(!), as is the case with Alro Steel Corp.’s Al Glick. Many thanks to Glick for his generous support of the University and the football program.
- U-M running back Michael Shaw expects improved season for himself, team — Detroit Free Press — Very interesting quote in this article from Shaw, who apparently was never healthy last season and couldn’t show off his elite speed:
“I remember the Minnesota game, and nine times out of 10 that’s a touchdown,” Shaw said, referring to his 48-yard run, which led to his season-best 71-yard day. “I broke a long run and got dragged from behind. It was then that I was like, ‘I’m really hurting. I’ve never not been able to run, not been able to explode.’ “
- Varsity Numbers: Introducing POE — Football Outsiders [via MGoBlog] — A new stat from the guys over at Football Outsiders suggests Brandon Minor has a good chance of being a very good running back next season. POE stands for “Points Over Expected” and looks at a player’s ability to be both a workhorse back and still gain a high amount of yards per play (lots of statistical stuff behind that, which I can’t begin to fully understand or explain). Anyways, Minor is the 10th best returning back according to POE, while Standup Sam McGuffie finished seventh from last in 2008, which sounds about right considering his running style.
- “They Just Kept Coming My Way” — MVictors — Greg, being the historian he is, corrects a minor error in the new Maple Street Press preview magazine, Hail to the Victors, and takes a look at the ridiculous career and single game sack records of Mark Messner (including a quote from Messner himself). Side note: Northwestern was somewhat awful in 1987, when they game up five sacks to Messner because they kept rolling the pocket towards him.
- Jarrod Bunch: Stop Calling Players “Busts” — Lost Lettermen — Jarrod Bunch posts over at Lost Lettermen, a blog that features former college athletes. Bunch defends former players (himself included, as well as Tyrone Wheatley) who are labeled busts, saying oftentimes the issue is overblown expectations from fans and teams. He even comes to the defense of former Buckeye Vernon Gholston, which, well, argh.
- Preferred Walk-On QB Changes Mind, Will Attend MSU — Michigan Sports Center — Hudsonville (MI) quarterback Casey Blackport will go to State instead of Michigan, which would be a big deal if anyone had heard of him or known he intended to come to Michigan. And if he was good. That too. Moving along … nothing to see here.
Basketball:
- The Daily Dozen: 12 Wolverines under the radar in 2009-10 — Michigan Daily — This really shouldn’t go under the basketball heading, since it encompasses all M sports, but Zack Novak tops the list compiled by Daily writer Ryan Kartje. There’s a few football players of note, as well as incoming hoops freshman Matt Vogrich, so you should head over and check out the whole list.
Hockey:
- U-M’s Jack Johnson signs two-year contract with Kings — Detroit News — JMFJ inks a new deal to stay in Los Angeles. Article completely overshadowed by awesome picture of JMFJ leveling some poor Russian. JMFJ, FTW.
- Bruins sign defenceman Matt Hunwick to contract extension — The Canadian Press — Of course, right as I post, this comes across my RSS feed. No terms yet, but the extension is a multiyear one, coming after Hunwick was third among Boston defensemen with 27 points in his rookie season. Also, I very nearly [sic]‘d the spelling of “defenceman” above … silly Canadians.
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By Ace Anbender
 Is the student section too quiet? Hell yes. (Photo via MVictors) I clicked over to the Michigan Daily’s sports page yesterday, and stumbled upon this doozy of a headline: Michigan student section could learn a lot from NASCAR. Chantel Jennings blasts the Michigan student section, and the fanbase as a whole, for being too quiet and for not caring enough. She points out that NASCAR fans routinely show up on a Wednesday to start tailgating for a Saturday race, and that Penn State students start camping out in “Paternoville” on Thursday to earn a good seat. This may seem over-the-top, but I agree with her overall points. This rings far too true for a Michigan student:
In 2007, Mike Hart pleaded with fans as he looked off the field and into the stands for the backing he and his team needed during games.
“That’s when you need the stadium,” Hart told The Wolverine in the 2007 Football Preview Issue. “That’s the one thing we really need to do this year as fans, as everyone — make it extra hard for teams coming in here. Show them it’s not the same Big House. It needs to be a lot crazier.”
But nothing has changed. We’re still quiet. We still show up late in a drunken stupor and leave early, stumbling home to nap before we leave for late-night adventures with the game out of sight and out of mind.
The student section is too quiet. There’s no two ways around it. I beg and plead for the fans in my section to put the keys away on third down and instead open up their mouths and scream themselves hoarse. I can say with all honesty that I haven’t left a Michigan game with my voice intact in my three years as a student. However, even in the student section I have happened upon more than one “fan” who thinks I’m crazy for yelling before every defensive snap. How do we rectify this? A couple ideas (none of which are very original, in all likelihood):
- General seating in the student section. Reward those who care enough to arrive early. This both puts the most dedicated fans towards the front, where their noise has the most impact on the game, and provides a unified band of students that the rest of the section can take after.
- Put the damn keys away. Seriously. Jingling your dorm key isn’t going to keep Penn State from hearing Darryl Clark’s signals.
- Have free water available in the aisles of the stadium. I know Michigan likes selling $3.00 bottles of water, but this small measure could help keep fans refreshed, more willing to stick out those muggy September games, and have their voices intact.
- Keep track of how many games students actually attend. They already check student ID’s at the gate — all you have to do now is devise a system to track how often a student actually shows up. If a student doesn’t show up to games, give their tickets to someone who will. Enough of these fair-weather (in more ways than one) fans.
- Get the band, cheerleaders, and scoreboard behind this. No more signs encouraging fans to take out their keys. The scoreboard and the cheerleaders should be telling fans to make noise. The band should be doing the same. “Let’s Go Blue” is not instilling the fear of God into opponents. Mix it up a little. Penn State had the best student section of any team I’ve ever seen personally — blasting “Seven Nation Army” as 30,000 students clad in white chanted along was way more intimidating than anything I’ve seen in the Big House. Wisconsin’s “Jump Around” tradition also brings it. Michigan needs an answer to that. Not every tradition has to be 100 years old.
The stadium renovations are going to help the noise level, but I think Michigan fans will still be disappointed in how loud Michigan Stadium is unless something extra is done. These are just a few ideas. Chantel Jennings has a point — we need to look to other teams (and even sports) and take a page out of their book. Michigan has a great tradition, but sometimes it hurts to stay stuck in those traditions. It’s time to bring the noise.
By Ace Anbender
 Coming soon to a Big House near you? (Photo courtesy of the Bentley Historical Library) Ryan Kartje of the Michigan Daily, writing on the Daily’s The Game blog, digs up an intriguing rumor about a possible Michigan-Georgia home-and-home series in 2010 and 2011. His sources are saying that the athletic department is looking into hosting Georgia for the 2010 opener, which would be the first game in completely-renovated Michigan Stadium. The Wolverines would then travel to Athens in 2011 for the second part of the home-and-home.
I cannot possibly express how awesome this would be. Scheduling a marquee SEC opponent brings a ton of positive attention to a program that needs some good press, and I’m sick of seeing us schedule Notre Dame and three patsies for every non-conference slate. Playing Georgia would also provide a great measuring stick as to how far the program has progressed under Rich Rodriguez — a victory over the Bulldogs would signal to the college football world that Michigan is back.
Bill Martin, please make this happen. I’ll make sure I take an extra semester at Michigan just so I can get tickets to this game. Prove to your school that you are willing to bring in top-flight opponents. Give the program good national exposure. Just do it.
And now, because Georgia will, until this rumor has passed, be on my mind:
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For the historically inclined: Michigan has played Georgia twice, beating them 26-0 in 1957 and losing 15-7 in the disastrous 1965 season (preseason #4 U-M finished 4-6, 2-5 Big Ten).
EDIT: Brian over at MGoBlog takes this rumor apart, noting that Georgia has no open date in 2011, has Louisiana-Lafayette scheduled for the opener in 2010, and would have to move that game and be willing to play three tough nonconference road games (@Colorado, @Georgia Tech) and cancel a 2011 game to make this work. In other words, this isn’t happening. Damn.
By Ace Anbender
 The Maize Rage will me much larger next year. And more ragin'. Definitely more ragin' Football:
- No. 46 Michigan — Rivals.com — Rivals’ Tom Dienhart gives his rundown of the Wolverines as they come in No. 46 in Rivals’ Top 120 Countdown. I can’t say my expectations are much higher than that right now, so this seems to fall in line with a realistic outlook on the season.
- 2009 Opponent Preview: Wisconsin — Varsity Blue — New fat running back, same old Badgers. We’ll see if Bielema adjusts to losses on both lines, as Wisconsin seems to return practically everything else.
- Recapping Rich Rod, Part 1 — Wolverine Liberation Army — Chitownblue over at the always-entertaining (and quirky, to say the least) WLA gives his take on Year One of the RichRod era. Once you get through the Stalin references (seriously), there’s really good stuff in here. Also, you have to love any ratings that are measured in Molotov Cocktails.
- 2009 Michigan Football, Position by Position: Defensive Tackle and Defensive Tackle Recruiting — Maize n Brew — Maize n Brew Dave takes a look at the DT spot for Michigan this year, as well as our recruiting at the position. He loves Mike Martin, and I am not one to disagree: the kid looks like he’ll be a beast. The DT recruiting? Not so much.
- Catching Up With Drew Dileo — UMGoBlog — A quick interview with 2010 slot commit Drew Dileo, plus some nice video of him as a sophomore.
Basketball:
- Maize Rage is getting Larger — MVictors — Student ticket sales for basketball have more than quadrupled since last season, and Greg over at MVictors loves it, as well as the school’s decision to make student seating first-come, first-serve. I’m one of those new season ticket holders, and I’m excited for a louder, more electric atmosphere in Crisler next season. Winning will do that to a place. So will more college students.
Hockey:
- Three Players Selected; Omaha to the WCHA — The Blog That Yost Built — Three future Wolverines — Chris Brown, Kevin Lynch, and Mac Bennett — were selected in the NHL Draft. Yost Built pulls together links to commentary on the three, plus gives their take on UNO leaving the CCHA. My take, in two words: that’s crappy.
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 Elvis Grbac: People's 1998 Sexiest Athlete Alive? Yes, but it depends on your definition of "sexy". Wolverines on the Web is The Wolverine Blog’s collection of Michigan-related links from around the internet.
Football:
- Deadspin has the unfortunate, but hilarious, story about how former Michigan quarterback Elvis Grbac got to be named People magazine’s “Sexiest Athlete Alive” in 1998 via SI’s Jeff Pearlman. It involves Rich Gannon, a dim-witted photographer, and a whole lot of damage control. Definitely worth a read.
- The Detroit News’ Angelique Chengelis reports that running back Kevin Grady will probably return to the football team in the fall, barring any more disciplinary slip-ups. I’m all for giving second chances, and considering the latest development in Grady’s off-field transgressions (violating probation) still stems from his first incident (the super-DUI) I have no problem with Rich Rodriguez giving him the opportunity to play. Grady is by all accounts a good kid, and if he can perform his duties on and off the field, he should be able to suit up for his senior season.
- Greg over at MVictors digs up an old news clipping with a very interesting headline: “Can Check Babies at Spartan Game”. It’s pretty much exactly what you think it is. If for no other reason, it’s sad that newspapers like the Ann Arbor News are dropping left and right simply for stories like this. Funny stuff.
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- Varsity Blue, via MGoBlue, reports that 2001 volleyball captain Annie Maxwell has been accepted into the White House Fellows program. Congratulations to Annie, who is clearly representing the university well.
- Not directly sports related, but John U. Bacon has an incredible story about growing up and dealing with death while at Camp Hayo-Went-Ha, which is located on Torch Lake in northern Michigan. I went to Hayo-Went-Ha for four summers growing up, and I’ll never forget my experiences there and how much they helped me grow as a person. If you read nothing else from this post, head over to The Bacon Blog. Few can tell a story like JUB, and this one tugs on some heartstrings.
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